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I don't think it's such a big deal, will. I mean, Jesus should be capitalized, but that's just proper grammar. God should probably be capitalized so "The Lord God Almighty" doesn't get confused with "the god Zeus". But, eh...
I don't really care for the doctrine of original sin; part of the problem is that it's difficult to explain exactly what the Original Fall would be within the framework of evolution (I've heard some interesting theories based on semiotics, but I digress). The important part, as far as Christianity is concerned, is that all have sinned.
As far as the accuracy of the NT (and the OT, for that matter), some evidence that it remains fundamentally unchanged is just that when we discover earlier manuscripts, they've never said anything radically different from the newer ones. So by the process of induction...
And I don't know what you mean by the gospels contradicting each other. There are obviously some differences, but as far as I know, these can all be explained by one of two things.
1. Its a small difference in fact. Really, I don't care if Christ fed 4000 or 6000.
2. Its two different stories which are similar. Is it so hard to believe that Christ fed a large group of people more than once?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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